Most Famous Swiss Musicians

50 Swiss Musicians in view out of 115

Music 115
Switzerland 2,161
DJ BoBo
DJ BoBo Swiss Singer Born 1968
#8,443
Alfred Cortot
Alfred Cortot Swiss Pianist 1877 – 1962
#11,262
PM
Patrick Moraz Swiss Music Born 1948
#19,313
EA
Ernest Ansermet Swiss Conductor 1883 – 1969
#24,872
Heinz Holliger
Heinz Holliger Swiss Conductor Born 1939
#28,495
Grock
Grock Swiss Composer 1880 – 1959
#30,223
Patrick Juvet
Patrick Juvet Swiss Singer Born 1950
#32,199
HD
Henri Dès Swiss Singer Born 1940
#32,208
Lisa Della Casa
Lisa Della Casa Swiss Singer 1919 – 2012
#36,811
Othmar Schoeck
Othmar Schoeck Swiss Conductor 1886 – 1957
#44,676
Francine Jordi
Francine Jordi Swiss Singer Born 1977
#45,470
Mani Matter
Mani Matter Swiss Singer 1936 – 1972
#53,815
Beatrice Egli
Beatrice Egli Swiss Singer Born 1988
#59,589
Patrick Nuo
Patrick Nuo Swiss Singer Born 1982
#76,008
Hans Huber (composer)
Hans Huber (composer) Swiss Composer 1852 – 1921
#83,232
Hugues Cuénod
Hugues Cuénod Swiss Opera 1902 – 2010
#84,359
Marcello Viotti
Marcello Viotti Swiss Conductor 1954 – 2005
#85,052
Pepe Lienhard
Pepe Lienhard Swiss Singer Born 1946
#101,775
Teo Gheorghiu
Teo Gheorghiu Swiss Pianist Born 1992
#105,723
Conrad Beck
Conrad Beck Swiss Composer 1901 – 1989
#111,446
Polo Hofer
Polo Hofer Swiss Singer 1945 – 2017
#112,108
Michel Corboz
Michel Corboz Swiss Conductor Born 1934
#114,302
Sebalter
Sebalter Swiss Singer Born 1985
#134,153
Alberich Zwyssig
Alberich Zwyssig Swiss Composer 1808 – 1854
#145,383
Jean Villard Gilles
Jean Villard Gilles Swiss Singer 1895 – 1982
#148,316
KE
Karl Engel Swiss Pianist 1923 – 2006
#152,846
Hermann Suter
Hermann Suter Swiss Composer 1870 – 1926
#170,303
Gölä
Gölä Swiss Music Born 1968
#184,437
Sebastian Bürgin
Sebastian Bürgin Swiss Singer Born 1986
#188,518
WB
Willy Burkhard Swiss Composer 1900 – 1955
#210,837
JA
Jean-Marie Auberson Swiss Conductor 1920 – 2004
#228,826
WB
Walter Baumgartner Swiss Pianist 1904 – 1997
#269,510
Piero Esteriore
Piero Esteriore Swiss Singer Born 1977
#273,754
LN
Loten Namling Swiss Singer Born 1963
#282,471
ES
Erich Schmid Swiss Composer 1907 – 2000
#285,092
RF
Richard Flury Swiss Composer 1896 – 1967
#305,716
PM
Piera Martell Swiss Singer Born 1943
#309,125
JL
Joseph Lauber Swiss Composer 1864 – 1952
#365,545
Otto Barblan
Otto Barblan Swiss Composer 1860 – 1943
#386,419
KL
Kathy Leander Swiss Singer Born 1963
#386,773
GB
Gian Battista Mantegazzi Swiss Composer 1889 – 1958
#399,589
TL
Thierry Lang Swiss Music Born 1956
#412,461
CR
Carol Rich Swiss Singer Born 1962
#423,304
Hanns In der Gand
Hanns In der Gand Swiss Singer 1882 – 1947
#434,964
Fritz Näf
Fritz Näf Swiss Conductor Born 1943
#461,025
Pierre Maurice
Pierre Maurice Swiss Composer 1868 – 1936
#466,157
KZ
Kaspar Zehnder Swiss Conductor Born 1970
#469,213
NA
Niklaus Aeschbacher Swiss Conductor 1917 – 1995
#480,072
Jürg Neuenschwander
Jürg Neuenschwander Swiss Organist 1947 – 2014
#510,626
RG
Rees Gwerder Swiss Music 1911 – 1998
#557,740

By the numbers

Inside Switzerland Musicians

115 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous switzerland musicians born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Switzerland Musicians peaked in the 1940s with 12 people.

What Switzerland Musicians Are Known For

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Composer are Switzerland Musicians's biggest group — 37% of all notables (42).

Switzerland Musicians over-index on pianist — 51.9× the global rate.

  1. Composer42
  2. Singer27
  3. Music14
  4. Conductor13
  5. Pianist8
  6. Opera4
  7. Songwriter2
  8. Organist1
  1. Pianist851.9×
  2. Conductor1348.2×
  3. Composer4226.7×
  4. Music1413.8×
  5. Singer2710.0×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Switzerland Musicians compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.